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The 75-year-old from Bridgeport, Connecticut, reached a settlement with the state of Vermont that will allow her to be the first non-resident to take advantage of its decade-old law that allows people who are terminally ill to end their own…

Veterans Affairs Canada says a single employee suggested medical assistance in dying (MAID) to four veterans, and that the issue is not widespread in the department.On Friday, the department released the results of what it called a…

A terminally ill campaigner who helped launch a Daily Express crusade to change the law on assisted dying has died at home, his family has announced.David Minns was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2020 and watched his daughter Katie suffer a…

Before moving ahead with expanding assisted dying, Parliament needs to address “failures” in the current regime for Canadians to see ending their life as the only option, says the interim chair of the Canadian Human Rights Commission.…

Canada’s assisted dying laws should be expanded to include minors, a parliamentary committee has recommended in a report tabled in the House of Commons. After hearing from nearly 150 witnesses and reviewing more than 350 briefs on…

Prue and Danny’s Death Road Trip9pm, Channel 4“I wish all it took was a crumpet to make him agree with me.” Prue Leith is for assisted dying, while her son Danny Kruger – a Conservative MP – stands against UK legalisation. In this…

A parliamentary committee has made 23 recommendations to improve Canada’s assisted-dying regime. Members of the committee held 36 meetings, heard from nearly 150 witnesses and reviewed more than 350 briefs on the medically assisted…

Article content OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has made 23 recommendations to improve Canada’s assisted-dying regime. Article content Members of the committee held 36 meetings, heard from nearly 150 witnesses and reviewed more than…

OTTAWA - Members of Parliament began debating the bill on Monday, and it is expected to pass quickly, before a mid-March deadline. An update to assisted dying laws passed in March 2021 included a…

Canadians are generally supportive of the country’s medical assistance in dying (MAiD) law, a new poll suggests — but that support drops significantly when asked about a controversial expansion for mental health disorders. The results…